Trump's face, golden signature to be included on US passports

“As the United States celebrates America’s 250th anniversary in July, the State Department is preparing to release a limited number of specially designed US Passports to commemorate this historic occasion,” a statement from the State Department read.

“These passports will feature customised artwork and enhanced imagery while maintaining the same security features that make the US Passport the most secure documents in the world.”

The edition with Trump’s face will become the default passport issued at the Washington Passport Agency.

People who don’t want that specific passport will have to apply for another option online or go to another city to get one.

Democrats in Congress were critical of the new passport.

“Almost everything Trump does is to serve his own ego, not the American people,” Representative Don Beyer said.

“Ever the path of a narcissist,” said Representative Mike Quigley.

Trump has repeatedly sought to rename things after himself throughout his second term in office.

A 24-karat gold coin bearing Trump’s image will be made by the US Mint this year.

He also renamed the nonprofit Institute for Peace after himself, after sacking most of its board.

Passes to national parks will also bear the president’s image.

And today a six-metre tall golden statue of Trump was unveiled at his golf course in Doral, Florida.

Penn Station is the main train station in New York City.

Yesterday Democratic Representative Jerrold Nadler introduced legislation which would ban federal buildings being named after Trump.

“Donald Trump is a convicted felon, a twice impeached president, and America’s chief insurrectionist. His name is unfit to honour our nation’s buildings,” he said.

“I am proud to introduce this bill to stop Donald Trump from using taxpayer-funded buildings for his personal vanity projects, because New Yorkers deserve public spaces that they can respect, not monuments to tyranny and corruption.”

Trump himself is yet to comment on the passport.

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